Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

The battle for control and the clearing of Mecca lasted for three or four days.

Both the Tang Dynasty side and the Muslim army stationed in Mecca were completely bloodthirsty.

Behind one side lies the mandate of the emperor.

Behind one side is the Prophet Muhammad, blessed by Allah.

Mecca is one of the holiest cities in Islam.

Moreover, it is a sacred site of even greater importance.

The Tang Dynasty wanted to occupy it to break the will of the Muslims; Islam, of course, would not give up...

Muhammad had personally gone to the battlefield for this purpose, but even though he had experienced being besieged by the old nobles and fought several wars to establish the religion, he couldn't help but feel horrified when he saw the devastated city of Mecca, littered with corpses.

His face showed emotion.

The power of Tang Dynasty firearms once again exceeded his expectations.

Although he had secretly had people study this stuff over the years, he hadn't even been able to figure out the most basic gunpowder ratio.

The existence of religion greatly limited these people's ability and awareness to pursue scientific investigation.

Islam, which once won the war of establishing its religion against enemies like the old Arab aristocracy, now seems destined for hell again due to the constraints of religious thought...

Xuanzang, also a religious figure, now had a clearer understanding of the devastated city of Mecca.

Religion can only serve as a tool for rulers to stabilize the hearts of the people and even to conquer enemy countries, but it cannot be truly used to govern the country.

The power of the Tang Dynasty is the best example.

The Arab Empire under Islamic rule and the Byzantine Empire under Nestorianism (the name for Christianity in the Tang Dynasty) serve as prime examples of the opposite.

His hand, which was twirling the prayer beads, paused slightly. His gaze was so calm that he could vaguely see Muhammad, who was heavily protected, in his line of sight. He asked Fuhu beside him in a low voice.

"Can we just kill him?"

He didn't even mention salvation anymore. The flying fish robe under his cassock seemed to make him look like a different person. Xuanzang, with his fair complexion and handsome face, had a cold and stern expression that resembled that of an assassin.

Fu Hu glanced at the other side and then looked at the situation on his side.

He sighed regretfully.

"We've run out of explosives, and a simple musket won't be accurate enough. They've figured out our firing range..."

Xuanzang was also disappointed, but he immediately had a new idea.

"Since killing a heavily protected living person is difficult, how about destroying their black house? It just so happens that these guys burned down most of my Wuzhen Temple before?"

Fu Hu was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"This is not difficult!"

He immediately ordered his warrior monks and musketeers to adjust their positions, and after identifying a street, during a brief truce, Cuer launched an attack.

"put!"

The monks and musketeers in the first row instantly pulled their triggers in unison.

"Bang bang bang!" Smoke and gunfire filled the air above everyone's heads.

Under the piercing sunlight, each bald head seemed to be given a divine effect.

The bullet struck the shields of the Muslim front-line shield bearers.

The shields, covered in animal hide, occasionally managed to stop the impact of projectiles, but more often they were pierced through, taking away a soldier behind the shield or severely injuring him.

"Ah ah ah..."

As soon as the shield bearer fell, another immediately took his place.

Muhammad's side immediately launched a counterattack, with archers following behind, drawing their bows and stringing them together.

With a series of whooshing sounds, the arrows flew into the sky, but everyone was already exhausted.

Even the archers, after fighting for three or four days straight, had dark circles under their eyes and were exhausted.

The arrow flew a short distance before landing in the open space between the two armies and on the corpses.

Fu Hu gave the order again: "Second rank! Fire!"

"Bang bang bang..."

They began to consciously march forward in unison in one direction for a few steps, and then raised their guns again.

Muhammad wanted to retaliate, but the few cavalrymen in the city were completely tied up by Hou Gao's troops on the other side. With just these infantrymen, they were no match for the Buddhist warrior monks in front of them.

They had no choice but to grit their teeth and order a retreat.

until......

"Damn it, these damned Tang Dynasty heretics are targeting the Black House!"

Muhammad realized that the Buddhist monks were advancing in the wrong direction, and Hamzai, the army commander, naturally noticed this as well, his face turning ashen instantly.

Both sides were sensible and naturally realized the consequences in an instant.

"Damn it! We can't worry about that now, we can't wait for the cavalry's reinforcements any longer! If we keep dragging this out, we'll all die today!" Hamzai said, drawing his scimitar and swinging it at the Buddhist monks across the street.

"Attack! Shieldbearers in front! Push forward with full force!"

"As long as we rush in front of them, we will win. Praise be to Allah!"

Upon hearing this, the shield bearers in the front row shouted, "Praise be to Allah!"

They began to focus on the gunfire and quickly approached the other side. However, even without explosives, the monks still had ways to stop the enemy.

They faced Muslim soldiers who charged at them, some carrying shields, others simply carrying the corpse of a comrade on the ground.

The monks in the back row simply and calmly untied one glass bottle after another from behind their waists.

An unidentified oily liquid was flowing from the bottle, and there was a strip of cloth at the bottle opening.

The cloth strips were lit, and Fu Hu gave the order.

"Bang bang bang..."

The Molotov cocktail exploded on the ground, instantly turning the street into a sea of ​​fire that stretched between the two sides.

The path of flames, seven or eight meters long, ignited the corpses on the ground, billowing black smoke that instantly blocked the path of those at the front.

The firelight reflected in everyone's pupils, and behind the flames that seemed to twist evil into a grinning demon, were Buddhist monks who once again raised their guns.

Despair gripped the hearts of the front-line Muslim soldiers in that instant, an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Bang bang bang..."

This is a war that transcends different civilizational dimensions. Even Muhammad was speechless upon seeing the fighting style of the Tang Dynasty.

Aside from their cavalry, they could also inflict some casualties on each other.

Their infantry were practically lambs to the slaughter under the influence of these firearms.

Despite the efforts of so many people to save it, the billowing black smoke, along with the rising flames, irresistibly ignited their sacred Black House.

The holy site they used for prayer and assembly was completely engulfed in flames.

Amidst the grief-stricken cries, some, unable to accept the horrific scene, screamed and suddenly charged into the flames with their weapons, attempting to retaliate against the monk musketeers.

"Ahhhh!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted from the man's mouth. His feet were stained with burning oil, and after taking only two steps, he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, it rolled several times before finally falling silent.

"Gudong..."

Sweat mixed with blood slid down his forehead, and his pupils, filled with fear, trembled incessantly.

Just then, the sound of horses neighing suddenly came from the other side of the street. It was a group of Tang cavalrymen, and the leader was carrying a head in his hand.

Hou Gao was also exhausted, but his eyes, like those of a hungry wolf, held a sinister smile as he looked at Muhammad, who was being protected by the crowd in the middle.

Hamzai's expression changed drastically.

"withdraw!!!"

"Everyone, retreat towards the city gate!!!"